Geek Culture Reviews

Rob checks out Hardcore Hare #1 from Caulkhead Comics… When long time supporter - and all round legend - Andrw Sawyers  reached out in regards to checking out a comic he’s had the fortune to draw the variant cover for - I couldn’t say no. Since starting Geek Culture Reviews, Andrw has been a great advocate for the blog, and along with fellow 77’ alumni, Dave Heeley , was a voice that spurred me on to creating GCR after my split from Flickering Myth. So to say that I owe Sawyers more than one favour is a bit of an understatement. Plus he’s a mate, and after all it’s what mates do!  Anyway, Hardcore Hare is the debut comic from writer Dan Digby , and artist Lee Benstead . This opening issue asks the simple question of “Where is Shylock?”, to then proceed to get its answers with plenty of gratuitous violence. With a story that feels a lot like Watchmen mixed with Kick-Ass, and garnished with a splash of Sun Ciry, Hardcore Hare sets off to a good start.  Underneath a strikin...

Rob speaks to artist Andrw Sawyers about his latest work... Fans of British independent comics; The77 and SHIFT will be no stranger to Andrw Sawyers work. His unique style has been seen across two stories within The77 ( The Cell, Silver Jubilee ), as well as appearing within the SHIFT 2022 Yearbook . Away from this and Andrw 's work has also featured within Chris Packham 's story in The Most Important Comic Book On Earth , teamed up with Dave Bedford for a strip in Dead By Dawn,  and he's also created a skateboard!  But that's not all! Andrw is also contributing to The77 Publications ' next anthology - Pandora .  Thankfully Andrw has taken some time out of his schedule to have a catch-up with myself to chat about his latest work... Hi Andrw, it's been a while since we last caught up with yourself, how's things ? AS -  "Hey Rob, great to hear from you and great to be back on here !!! I’m good, very busy, with work, family an...

Dave Heeley & Andrw Sawyers chat all things The77 and their new strip - Silver Jubilee... The77 has gone from strength to strength since its launch back in 2020. The anthology is entirely funded via Kickstarter crowdfunding and every campaign has smashed its target by a clear mile. It's easy to see why as The77 has a great mix of stories, and a fantastic roster of talent that includes industry veterans, and up-and-coming talent.  Two 'veteran' contributors to the anthology are writer Dave Heeley and artist Andrw Sawyers . Both Heeley (who also happens to be one of the publications directors) and Sawyers have been with the anthology since its opening issue. Heeley has gained much success with writing the sci-fi tale Division'77 , while Sawyers has taken us through the psychedelic sci-fi dystopia that is  The Cell. With both Division'77 and The Cell ending their current arcs, the creative duo have teamed up to bring Silver Jubilee to The77...